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woodpecker

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++wood·peck·er /ˈwʊdˌpekə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  HBPa bird with a long beak that it uses to make holes in trees 啄木鸟
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woodpeckerDifferent kinds of wasps will then come to lay their eggs on the grubs, and woodpeckers will later feast on both.In common with toucans, parrots and woodpeckers, cuckoos have two toes pointing forwards and two pointing back.Even the ivory-billed woodpecker has vanished quietly, though the history of its decline in numbers closely parallels that of the crane.And so it goes for woodpeckers and hawks and two dozen other groups Walton analyzes on the three discs.A Julian Huxley will become an expert more easily if his focus is on woodpeckers rather than on all birds.A greater-spotted woodpecker zooms in on a telegraph pole on the lane.The secret may be in how the woodpecker hits the tree.The researchers discovered that the woodpecker always keeps its strike absolutely straight.
wood·peck·er nounChineseSyllable
with a long a bird Corpus that beak


woodpecker
woodpecker /ˈwʊdˌpekə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
a bird with a long beak that it uses to make holes in trees


wood·peck·erBrE /ˈwʊdpekə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwʊdpekər/ 🔊 nouna bird with a long beak that it uses to make holes in trees when it is looking for insects to eat 啄木鸟